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CENTRE FOR ONLINE AND DISTANCE EDUCATION

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS

C100

An instructional course organized for self-study, written for teachers and teachers in training. It will

also be of interest to librarians, youth workers, parents and, indeed, anyone interested in learning

something about that broad field of language, literacy and learning and its pedagogical application.

GOALS OF THE COURSE: Speaking, listening, reading and writing—the essentials of Language Arts—are

acts of mind by which we communicate as well as construct meaning. Languaging, as both a means of

communicating and making meaning, provides the focus of this course.

The first goal of the course is to introduce you to a (necessarily) small but representative sample of the

range of questions comprising the field of language, literacy and learning. It will also introduce you to a

representative sample of the major ways of looking at language, learning and literacy and a

representative cross section of the course will provide you with a framework in which to examine and

reflect upon your beliefs regarding learning and teaching language; your role as teacher in engaging

children in communicating and searching for meaning; the means by which you can enhance language

learning in your classroom.

PREREQUISITE:

EDUC 401/402. Students who have credit for EDUC 472 prior to the 2001-2 semester

can not take EDUC 472 for further credit.

TEXT(S):

Booth, D. Classroom Voices: Language-Based Learning in the Elementary School.

Harcourt Brace & Co.,

(1994).

McCormick-Calkins, L.

The Art of

Teaching Writing. (2nd ed).

Heinemann Educational Books. (1994).

Popp, M. Teaching Language and Literature in Elementary Classrooms.

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

(1996).

Wells, G. The Meaning Makers: Children Learning Language and Using Language to Learn.

Heinemann

Educational Books. (1986).

REQUIREMENTS:

Submission 1

25%

Submission 2

257o

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Submission 3

25%

Submission 4

257o

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REQUIREMENTS NOTE:

THERE ARE NO EXAMINATIONS IN THIS COURSE

Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability, must contact

the Centre for Students with Disabilities (604-291-3112 or csdo@sfu.ca

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DELIVERY MODE:

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MODE OF DELIVERY NOTE:

SUPPLEMENTARY FEES:

Course materials and service fee

$40.00

Deposit for additional materials

$25.00

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